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UP, UP AND AWAY! Growth at The St. Joe Company’s nearby developments contribute to, and benefit from, growth at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Written By WILLY DUFFY
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NORTHWEST Florida Beaches International Airport served over 1.6 million passengers in 2021, a record for the 12-yearold airport.
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orthwest Florida Beaches International Airport, the entry point to Panama City Beach and the surrounding area for travelers seeking the fastest route to the coast, served more than 1.6 million passengers in 2021. That’s a record for the 12-year-old airport that is served by four major airlines offering daily flights to more than a dozen destinations. In recent years, the airport expanded its terminal and added additional flights to keep up with growing demand. Similar growth and increased demand are evident throughout Northwest Florida, including at many of The St. Joe Company’s residential, commercial and hospitality developments in the vicinity of the airport. As more visitors discover the benefits of life in this region, the demand for places to live, work, play and stay is growing in lockstep with demand at the airport. At VentureCrosings® Enterprise Centre, The St. Joe Company’s business park adjacent to the airport, the company opened a Hilton Garden Inn in the summer of 2021. Within days of opening, the 143-room hotel filled up with beach-going vacationers, business travelers and flight crews looking for a convenient place to stay. Just down the street from the hotel, St. Joe has seen leasable space filling up at its 60,000-square-foot light industrial/warehouse spaces.
